UK and Norway target CCS

The North Sea’s potential for carbon capture storage (CCS) is the subject of a new bi-lateral study by the UK and Norway, as part of the ongoing drive to provide a route to the deployment of the technology in Europe. Meeting at the recent Climate Change and Technology conference in Bergen, ministers agreed to commission the investigation as well as raise the profile of CCS as a green technology worldwide.

“Carbon capture and storage has the potential to reduce emissions from coal-fired power stations by around 90%,” said Lord Hunt, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change.

“The benefits of CCS are not only environmental. There are clear business and job opportunities to be found in green energy technology.”